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A. J; HOBBS, OF AN WIRT, GEORGIA.

Letters ,Patent No. 79,352, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVED MEDICAL COMPOUND.

TO ALL WIIQM IT MAY CONCERN:

, Be it known that I, A. J. HOBBS, of Van Wirt, in the county of Polk,and State of Georgia, have invented 'a new and improved MedicalCompound; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact "description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the some.

The object of this invention is to provide a vegetable medicine fortreating gonorrhea, syphilis, and other venereal diseasegand also folthetreatment oiuterine afl'ections, and other disorders of the femalegenital organs.

It is also a valuable tonic; to brace the system when reduced byexcessive venery, or debilitated by chills and fevers, 'or othermalarious fevers. It is also an excellent palliative for rheumatism andkindred disorders.

7 It consists of a strong-decoction of'the following roots and barks,the said de'coction being obtained by boiling equal quantities (byweight) of the roots and barks set iiorth in the following, and addingto the decoction thus obtained a certain quantity of spirits as rumorwhiskey, in the proportion of one part of spirits to three parts of thedeeoction. i

The quantity of water to be used in obtaining the decoction is about onegallon of water to two pounds of the roots and barks in'theaggregate,'thougl1 these proportions may be varied to any reasonableextent without' materially impairing the efiiciency of the compound.

The vegetable'ingredients are as follows:

White-ash root.

Thorn-ashroot.

Red-shank root.

Shoe-make (sumach) root.

Sarsaparilla root.,

Silk-weed root.

Blackberry-brim root.

Shoe-string root. V

Sassafras root.

May-apple root.

Sweet-shrub root.

Cherry-tree bark.

Dog-wood bark.

Thus, a simple and efiicaeious remedy for venereal and other disordersis provided, which is entirely free from mercurial and other mineralsubstances.

The dose is from three to five tablespoonfuls per day for adults Havingthus described my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent The medicinal compound, substantially as above set forth.

v A. J. HOBBS.

Witnesses:

W.v W. SIMPSON, Bur JoNEs.

